Seal for bottles



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V 1,482,823? 4 w. A. STATTMANN SEAL FOR BOTTLES Filed Dec. 23. 1922Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED sures PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER A. STA'I'TMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGHOR TO HUGH R. ADAMS,OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, AND HOLLIS B. WILCOX, OF GLENCOE, ILLINOIS.

SEAL FOR BOTTLES.

Application filed December 23, 1922. Serial No. 608,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER A. STATT- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seals forBottles, of which the following is a specification.

Thi invention relates to seal for bottles and the like and is fullydescribed in the following specification and shown in the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation partially in section throughthe neck of a bottle embodying the invention Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the seal and F Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 3 of Theembodiment illustrated consists of a bottle 10 having a neck 11 which isnormally closed by a cork topper 12.

In order to prevent tampering with the contents of the bottle after thecork is inserted, I have provided a thimble-like seal 13 which snuglyfits over the upper portion 2 of the neck, the lower end of the sealbeing rolled at 1& so as to make it impossible to withdraw the seal fromthe neck of the bottle without visibly marring the same.

The top of the seal is cut through except 0 at the bridges 15 and theout portion 16 raised as shown in Fig. 1 so that a knife or other sharpinstrument can be inserted un der it and the bridges 15 cut or brokenofi, so as to remove the cut portion 16 so that the stopper 12 can beremoved. When this is done, however, the seal is broken and no longerserves to prevent the contents of the bottle being removed and othercontents inserted.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be un derstood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes,therefore, in the con struction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in theappended claim in which it i my intention to claim all novelty inherentin my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

I claim 1. A seal for a bottle comprising a thimble adapted to besecured over the mouth of the bottle, a disk cut from the top of saidthimble except for a plurality of narrow bridges, the opening uncoveredby said disk being greater than the opening in the neck of the bottlewhereby the cork of the bottle may be withdrawn through the opening whensaid seal is broken.

2. A seal for a bottle comprising a thimble adapted to be contractedabout the mouth of the bottle, a disk cut from the top of said thimbleexcept for a plurality of narrow bridges, the opening uncovered by saiddisk being greater than the opening in the neck of the bottle wherebythe cork of the bottle may be withdrawn through the opening when saidseal is broken.

WALTER A. STATTMANN.

